Restore the Roar?

Pretty interesting speculations on espn.com (insider subscription required) about who might turn out to be some of the impact free agents in the NFC North. The article points to Marcus Pollard as the Lions' entry. This is what I thought at the time they signed him. The team really hasn't had a legitimate pass-catching tight end since David Sloan (the few games he was healthy). I think Pollard will add an element to the passing game in the middle of the field that will help open up the outside for the receivers to run open. This should be a very productive offense this year with all the additions. If not, I think a lot of the blame, as little as I like to say it, has to fall on Mariucci.